英闻天下——347 Journey to Mars

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　　American Millionaire space tourist Dennis Tito has unveiled plans to send a man and a woman around Mars in January 2018.

　　The couple will embark¹ on the 500-day journey which zooms² past Mars and swings back to Earth as part of a historic "Mission for America" venture.

　　"We fly within a hundred miles of Mars. I mean that is essentially³ being there. It's just that easy, to go out, swing by, use the gravitational shift of Mars and come back to earth, just like a boomerang, you don't need to have any propulsive⁴ maneuvers⁵. It's really simple."

　　Tito says the trip will begin when the planets are correctly aligned⁶.

　　If they don't take the opportunity in 2018 to make the trip, another chance will not come until 2031.

　　Tito says the two crew members will be "ambassadors for humanity."

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1 embark
vi.乘船，着手，从事，上飞机
参考例句：
He is about to embark on a new business venture.他就要开始新的商业冒险活动。 Many people embark for Europe at New York harbor.许多人在纽约港乘船去欧洲。

2 zooms
n.嗡嗡声( zoom的名词复数 )；隆隆声；（车辆等）疾驰的声音；变焦
参考例句：
A sneeze zooms out of your mouth at over 600 m.p.h. 从你口中打出的喷嚏速度可达每小时600里。来自互联网 When the camera zooms in, the whole world watches out. 当镜头对准（汶川），全世界都在关注。来自互联网

3 essentially
adv.本质上，实质上，基本上
参考例句：
Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。 She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。

4 propulsive
adj.推进的
参考例句：
The fish uses its tail fins for propulsive force throgh the water.鱼靠尾鳍在水中前进。 Interest in jet propulsive force was now growing at the Air Ministry.航空部对喷气推进的兴趣正在增加。

5 maneuvers
n.策略，谋略，花招( maneuver的名词复数 )
参考例句：
He suspected at once that she had been spying upon his maneuvers. 他立刻猜想到，她已经侦察到他的行动。来自辞典例句 Maneuvers in Guizhou occupied the Reds for four months. 贵州境内的作战占了红军四个月的时间。来自辞典例句

6 aligned
adj.对齐的，均衡的
参考例句：
Make sure the shelf is aligned with the top of the cupboard.务必使搁架与橱柜顶端对齐。

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